Jesus is King David’s just shoot. He comes to make the earth brim with justice. How he wishes that we get the name...
Reflections
What Jesus Saw In the Temple
by John Freund, CM | November 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Jesus is doing what he always does in the gospels. What catches his eye and draws his heart are those in most need: those who need forgiveness. Jesus sees the widow.
Defeat Is Triumph; To Die Is to Live
by Ross Reyes Dizon | November 12, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Jesus empties himself and humbly obeys, to the shameful death on the cross. So, God lifts him up, fills him with glory. Through him, with him and in him, defeat is triumph.
Firewood for the Soul: A Friendly Face
by Samantha Hill and James Hodge | November 11, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
A weekly reflection for all the Vincentian Family, from Australia.
Let’s Go to the Front Lines! • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | November 9, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Vincentian Prayer Images: One of the Great Saints of History VIII
by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
St. Vincent wrote: “what a beautiful sight are the poor if we consider them in God…”
“What are you hearing?”
by John Freund, CM | Nov 19, 2021 | Formation, Reflections
The most effective reporters highlight the impact on the life and concerns of a viewer. Pope Francis seems to instinctively do the same.
“The Present”: a short film that will make you think
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Social Media
The internet is like a vast ocean that hides precious pearls. The video I am introducing to you now is undoubtedly one of them. It tells in less than five minutes a moving story that makes one think. This short movie has received more than 50 awards in 180 film...
Exploring Spirituality: #IamVincent @DePaul
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
by Esthefany Archila My moment of spiritual enlightenment unexpectedly took place in the small town of Bladensburg, MD right outside of Washington D.C. Traveling around the country through my different experiences of service, I interacted and connected with dozens of...
#IamVincent: Baptism and Charity
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 11, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The relationship of Baptism and Lent is something every Vincentian ought to contemplate. For most of us, Lent has been a time of repentance. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults calls it “The period of purification and enlightenment.” This time… customarily...
Hearing The Word in Pressured Times
by Tom McKenna, CM | Feb 10, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Hearing The Word in Pressured Times (Lk. 5:1-11) Here are some things to note in this Gospel about Jesus getting himself involved in a fishing expedition with Peter and his friends. For one thing, there’s Peter’s state of mind. He’s exhausted. All night on the...
Near to us is the saving Word of God
by Ross Reyes Dizon | Feb 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jesus is near us so that he may save us who cry out to him and call on his name. No one is more near to us than Jesus, the Word made flesh and dwelling among us. He is “God-with-us.” He is near us in many ways. He is within our reach in the least of his brothers and...
Abraham’s Tent on Vincentian Campuses
by John Freund, CM | Feb 9, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
The call to erect "Abraham's tent" on Vincentian campuses is an unrecognized opportunity for conversion, evangelization and mutual dialogue. In “Hospitality on a Vincentian Campus: Welcoming the Stranger Outside Our Tent,” a forthcoming article in Vincentian Heritage,...
God’s Family
by Lynn L'Heureux | Feb 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
God's Family - Faith to Spread the Light of Christ - Worth Every Penny - Open My Eyes Vincentian Day of Prayer and Fast – Tuesday February 9, 2016 Vincentian Family: Please pray for one another and those we serve. Your work is important and cannot be done well...
Lenten Letter to the Family: Resources
by John Freund, CM | Feb 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice, Vincentian Family
We are happy to present the Lenten Letter to the Vincentian Family in Slideshare (presentation) format. We hope you will enjoy using it for reflection throughout the Lenten Season. In some ways it will allow you almost literally to walk alongside him and the thoughts...
#IamVincent @ NU Vincentian Service
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
Jacey Diez, a student dedicated to Vincentian service, is in her final year at Niagara University, majoring in Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12) and Elementary Education (6-12) with a minor in Theatre Performance. The poor have much to teach you, and you...